English → Latin
“regenerate” in Latin
renāscorto be revived, renewed; to be born againregenerōto produce or bring forth again; to reproduce or regeneraterenovōto renew, restore or revive; to retouch, change, alterrestaurōto restore (to bring back to good condition from a state of decay or ruin)
The English word regenerate itself goes back to Latin genus, through regenerātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
regenerate adj.
renatus: regenerates (ecclesiastical).
regenerate v.
PROP., regenerare: revivificare (Tert.). To be regenerated, renasci, renatum esse (of the state).
Figuratively, renovare: restaurare. Vid: RENEW.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for regenerate?
- The usual Latin words for “regenerate” are renāscor, regenerō, renovō; also restaurō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.